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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of last year's graduates from Welton Academy went on to Ivy League schools?

2. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?

3. How old is Todd Anderson?

4. Where is Todd Anderson go to school before he enrolled at Welton?

5. Where do Chris and Chet go to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Knox get to the Danburry's home?

2. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

3. How do the boys prepare to go find the cave where the Dead Poets Society was held?

4. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

6. What do Neil, Charlie, and Knox's parents want their sons to do for careers?

7. What does Neil's father inform him at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

9. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

10. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Knox is invited to a party. What hopes does Knox have when he is invited, and why does the party disappoint him?

Essay Topic 2

Neil's father orders him to quit the play. Why is Neil is so upset that his father wants him to quit?

Essay Topic 3

A topic in Mr. Keating's class is poetry analysis. How does Mr. Keating believe that poetry should be analyzed?

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